Rodrigo Santoro (300: Rise on an Empire) is in final negotiations to play Jesus Christ in the upcoming MGM and Paramount Pictures in Ben-Hur, the remake of the 1959 Charlton Heston classic. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) is directing the movie, which is an adaptation of the Lew Wallace novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the […]
Christian Bale, Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling to team for The Big Short
Variety reports that Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, Knight of Cups), Brad Pitt (Fury, Se7en) and Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Place Beyond The Pines) are to add their A-list status (and charm) to new drama The Big Short, an adaptation of Moneyball writer Michael Lewis’ bestseller. Here’s the book synopsis: The real story of the […]
Disney sets dates for Ghost In The Shell, The Jungle Book and Pete’s Dragon
Disney is set for a monumental couple of years at the box office through 2015, 2016 and beyond. This year sees both Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens debut, but that hasn’t stopped then from lining up some other big box-office treats for post-2015. With news over the last week that […]
Matthew Perry talks Friends and The Odd Couple
After a few too many false starts than he would have liked after Friends, actor Matthew Perry has today been promoting his latest sitcom, a new version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple in which he co-stars with Thomas Lennon. At the 2015 TCA Winter Press Tour panel, E Online spoke to him about life […]
Kyle MacLachlan confirmed for new Twin Peaks
After months of talk about a new series of David Lynch’s cult classic Twin Peaks, it has been confirmed today that Kyle MacLachlan will return for the new series being made by Showtime. Showtime President David Nevins confirmed the actor’s return at the Television Critics Association press tour with the help of MacLachlan who joined […]
DVD Review – Erebus: Into the Unknown (2014)
Erebus: Into the Unknown, 2014. Directed by Charlotte Purdy. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the men who came face to face with one of the world’s worst aviation disasters and became part of one of the most extraordinary police operations in history. Erebus: Into the Unknown charts the real life tragedy that befell New Zealand […]
Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America gets distributor
After great success with 2013’s Frances Ha, and his latest effort While We’re Young set for an Easter release, it seems that writer/director Noah Baumbach can do no wrong. And this weekend, Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have announced that the company has acquired worldwide rights to Baumbach’s next comedy Mistress […]
AMC sets dates for final Mad Men episodes
AMC has announced that the final episodes of the much loved and critically acclaimed Mad Men will begin airing from April 5th in the US. Creator Matt Weiner, who was tight-lipped as ever, appeared at a Television Critics Association panel of cast members over the weekend, said only that “each of the last seven episodes […]
Taken 3 opens to over $14.7 million in the US
Liam Neeson can seemingly do no wrong in terms of box office these days as Taken 3 has become the first mega hit of the new year, thanks to a very healthy opening day in the US. While the opening day may be slightly down on last year’s opening for Taken 2, which grossed over […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the 2015 EE BAFTA Film Nominations
This morning at BAFTA HQ in Piccadilly, the Nominations for this year’s BAFTAS were announced by Stephen Fry and The Hunger Games star Sam Clafin. No huge surprises in many of the nominations, as many of the big hitters throughout this year’s award season are present and correct, with The Grand Budapest Hotel receiving the […]
